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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Elementary Montessori Training and Volunteering

Elementary Montessori TrainingMontessori Training begins again this weekend after a nice break! When I started the training, the 2 year cycle had already began but they still allowed new people to begin. So, I am now starting what I should have taken at the beginning "The Primary Overview". The primary overview is 6 weeks of courses on the philosophy, theory and curriculum. I am very excited to be starting this course. After this, I will have left the Math and the first part of language. Because the baby is arriving in April, I will not be able to take the Math and what I am missing of language. But that is Ok because once I finish the classes, I have to do a 9 month internship. I do not want to do the internship until the baby is 2 or 3 years old.

I have also been volunteering at the children's school helping with making materials and helping the environmental teacher in the garden with his classes. Making materials is a great way to get an insight on what the children are doing in the classroom. We also get to make extra copies for ourselves if we wish.In the garden the children are growing vegetables and herbs. By helping out I get to see what they are growing and learn about gardening. This is something I have been wanting to do at home with the children but just scared to start since I do not know anything about it! But from what I see, it look fairly easy!!

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Thank you for taking time of your day to stop by!
I am a busy wife, mom and full-time teacher. I am in my 19th year of teaching. I have taught age 3-College with most of my time teaching College students.
I have 3 sweet kids ages 11, 9 and 5.
They have attended Montessori Schools since pre-school and I homeschooled for one year.
In this blog you will find posts when I taught Spanish, about my Elementary and Adolescent Montessori Training, teaching my children at home, using Montessori at home, and about my third child who was born with Down Syndrome.